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2025 End of Year Review

Total questions: 117

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You are walking down the hallway to class going 2 m/s and your friend is walking the other direction to class at 1.5 m/s. How fast is your friend moving relative to you?

a)

2 m/s

b)

1.5 m/s

c)

.5 m/s

d)

3.5 m/s

2.
A vector is a quantity that had
a)
magnitude and time
b)
time and direction
c)
magnitude and direction
d)
direction and rhythm 
3.
A scalar is a quantity that had
a)
direction
b)
magnitude
c)
time
d)
color
4.
Which of the following would NOT be considered a projectile? 
a)
a cannonball thrown straight up
b)
a cannon ball rolling down a slope
c)
a cannonball rolling off a table
d)
a cannonball thrown in the air
5.
The horizontal component of a projectile's velocity is independent of...
a)
it's range
b)
time
c)
the vertical component
d)
none of these
6.
In the absence of air friction, the vertical component of a projectile's velocity doesn't change as the projectile moves. 
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Sometimes true
d)
Sometimes false
7.
In the absence of air friction, the horizontal component of a projectile's velocity doesn't change as the projectile moves. 
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Sometimes true
d)
Sometimes false
8.
A ball is thrown into the air at some angle. At the very top of the ball's path, its velocity is
a)
entirely vertical
b)
both vertical and horizontal
c)
entirely horizontal
d)
not enough info
9.
At the instant a ball is thrown horizontally with a large force, an identical ball is dropped from the same height. Which ball hits the ground first? 
a)
Neither- they hit at the same time
b)
the horizontally thrown ball
c)
the dropped ball
d)
None of these
10.
T/F The orientation of a vector shows the direction. 
a)
True
b)
False
11.

At the top of a projectile's path, its vertical velocity is:

a)

Positive

b)

Zero

c)

Negative

12.

A projectile is launched with an initial horizontal velocity of 4 m/s. It hits the ground 3 seconds later. How far has it gone horizontally?

a)
12 m
b)

4 m

c)

3 meters

d)

1 m

13.

A projectile has a path shaped like a _____.

a)

ebola

b)

parabola

c)

elliptical

d)

circle

14.

A ball is thrown horizontally from the top of a hill. Is it accelerating?

a)

Yes, but only vertically

b)

Yes, but only horizontally

c)

Yes it is accelerating horizontally and vertically

d)

No, it is not accelerating at all

15.

Vertical means ____________

a)

up and down

b)

left to right

c)

side to side

d)

diagonally

16.

Horizontal means

a)

up and down

b)

left to right

c)

in a circle

d)

diagonally

17.

A projectile in free fall accelerates in the _________ direction.

a)

leftward

b)

horizontal

c)

vertical

d)

rightward

18.

Some examples of a projectile includes all of the following except:

a)

a taco being thrown straight up

b)

a burrito being thrown at an angle

c)

a baby being dropped straight down

d)

a ball slowing down and coming to a stop

19.

What force acts on a projectile in the horizontal direction? (assume that it is in free fall)

a)

air resistance

b)

gravity

c)

tension

d)

none of the above

20.

Which force is the only one that acts on a projectile in free fall?

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

normal force

d)

tension force

21.

A projectile in free fall has acceleration in which direction?

a)

horizontal

b)

vertical

c)

horizontal and vertical

d)

neither horizontal or vertical

22.

You kick a football to the best football player of all time, Eli Manning, off a 13.5 m high hill and it lands a distance of 19.0 m from the edge of the hill. What is the vertical displacement? No math required.

a)

13.5 m

b)

19.0 m

c)

6.5 m

d)

NY Giants

23.

You kick a football to the best football player of all time, Eli Manning, off a 13.5 m high hill and it lands a distance of 19.0 m from the edge of the hill. What is the horizontal displacement? No math required.

a)

13.5 m

b)

19.0 m

c)

6.5 m

d)

NY Giants (Superbowl champions 2021)

24.

What direction is the velocity vector for an object thrown straight up at 10 m/s and allowed to act under the influence of gravity?

a)

up on the way up and down

b)

down on the way up and down

c)

up on the way up and down on the way down

25.

What direction is the acceleration vector for an object thrown straight up at 10 m/s and allowed to act under the influence of gravity?

a)

up on the way up and down

b)

down on the way up and down

c)

up on the way up and down on the way down

d)

down for both

26.

How can the vertical velocity be zero but the acceleration be -10 m/s/s?

a)

the object is moving upward against gravity

b)

the object is moving downward at that instant in time

c)

gravity is the acceleration and it never turns "off"

27.

Why is the horizontal component of the velocity of a projectile unchanging? (assume there is no air resistance)

a)

This is an untrue statement

b)

Only inertia applies to the horizontal component

28.

A ball is thrown straight up in the air. After it reaches its peak and is 1 second into its treck back downward what is its approximate velocity? (hint: how fast is it going at the top of its path?)

a)

100 m/s

b)

1 m/s

c)

10 m/s

d)

1000 m/s

29.

The initial horizontal velocity of a projectile is ____ its final horizontal velocity.

a)

less than

b)

equal to

c)

greater than

30.

Which of the following statements about the horizontal and vertical components of projectile motion is true?

a)

Changes in the horizontal component occur only when the vertical component changes.

b)

Both the horizontal and vertical components are always constant.

c)

The vertical component changes while the horizontal component stays the same.

d)

The horizontal and vertical components are dependent of each other.

31.

Victor Velocity is standing on top of the roof of his house, firing stones with his slingshot over a level field. He is aiming straight outward, horizontally. If Victor pulls back harder on the sling to shoot a stone, which of the following quantities will be changed?

a)

The vertical displacement of the stone.

b)

The distance the stone travels, and the horizontal velocity.

c)

The time it takes the stone to strike the ground, and the horizontal velocity.

32.

Vector is a quantity with:

a)

magnitude and direction

b)

magnitude

c)

direction

d)

none of the above

33.
A car travels 90 meters due north in 15 seconds. Then the car turns around and travels 40 meters due south.  What is the magnitude and direction  of the car's resultant displacement?  
a)
40 metres, South
b)
50 metres, South
c)
50 metres, North
d)
40 metres, North 
34.
Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?
Wind blowing at 20 knots
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
35.
If a boomerang is thrown 20 m in a straight line and returns exactly to the spot it was thrown what is its displacement?
a)
20m
b)
40m
c)
0m
d)
-20m
36.
Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?
A deer running 15 meters per second due west
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
37.

How far has a car going 20 m/s gone in 2 seconds?

a)

20 m

b)

40 m

c)

60 m

d)

80 m

38.

A car starts out going 0 m/s and has an acceleration of 2 m/s2 . How far has it gone in 12 s?

a)

2 m

b)

12 m

c)

24 m

d)

144 m

39.

Observers using different ___________________ may measure different velocities for an object in motion

a)

frame of reference

b)

relatives of motion

c)

projectile motions

d)

constant velocity

40.

If a car passes you in the left lane going 90 km/hr north while you are driving 80 km/hr north, how fast is the car moving relative to your car?

a)

170 km/hr

b)

90 km/hr

c)

80 km/hr

d)

10 km/hr

41.

A woman on a bicycle travels at 9 m/s relative to the ground as she passes a little boy on a tricycle going in the opposite direction. If the boy is traveling at 1 m/s relative to the ground, how fast does the boy appear to be moving relative to the woman?

a)

9 m/s

b)

8 m/s

c)

0 m/s

d)

10 m/s

42.

What is the walker's speed from the observer's perspective?

a)

10 mph

b)

40 mph

c)

50 mph

d)

30 mph

43.

What is the walker's speed with respect to the train?

a)

30 mph

b)

10 mph

c)

40 mph

d)

50 mph

44.

For us humans, what is our basic reference frame?

a)

Earth

b)

The Sun

c)

The Universe

d)

The Milky Way Galaxy

45.

What is Relative?

a)

Relative means opposite

b)

Relative means in comparison of something else

46.

A dog and a cat are about to fight, running towards each other, both at 12 m/s. What are their velocities relative to each other?

a)

12 m/s

b)

24 m/s

c)

0 m/s

d)

6 m/s

47.

A passenger at the rear of a train traveling at 15 m/s relative to the ground throws a baseball with a speed of 15 m/s in the direction opposite the motion of the train. What is the velocity of the baseball relative to the ground as it leaves the thrower’s hand? In other words: how fast does a person on the ground see the ball move?

a)

30 m/s

b)

15 m/s

c)

0 m/s

d)

20 m/s

48.

A boat heading north crosses a wide river with a velocity of 10.00 km/h relative to the water. The river has a uniform velocity of 5.00 km/h due east. Determine the boat’s speed with respect to an observer on shore. (Hint: draw vector arrows - you should get a right triangle)

a)

11.18 km/hr

b)

15 km/hr

c)

5 km/hr

d)

30 km/hr

49.

For a lever to move, do forces have to be balanced or unbalanced

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

50.

You need to lift a heavy statue 30 feet into the air. Which simple machine would be best to use?

a)

Wheel and Axle

b)

Inclined Plane

c)

Pulley

d)

Wedge

51.

What is a push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change direction?

a)

Force

b)

Gravity

c)

Inertia

d)

Friction

52.

What is the property of an object that RESISTS MOVEMENT by a force?

a)

force

b)

gravity

c)

inertia

d)

friction

53.

This is a rod balanced on a fixed point that can help

lift a heavy weight with less effort.

a)

pulley

b)

inclined plane

c)

wheel and axle

d)

lever

54.

This machine uses wheels and a rope to raise, lower, or move a load

a)

pulley

b)

inclined plane

c)

wheel and axle

d)

lever

55.

If you want to open a bottle of soda, what will help you to open it easily?

a)

pulley

b)

lever

c)

wheel &axle

d)

wedge

56.

How does a wheel barrow helps us to work easier?

a)

It can carry heavy load of soil and other construction materials

b)

It stops the motion of the object

c)

It can move without pushing it

d)

It can clean the surroundings

57.
a)

Pulley

b)

Inclined plane

c)

Lever

d)

Screw

e)

Wheel and axle

58.
a)

Wedge

b)

Wheel and axle

c)

Screw

d)

Pulley

e)

Lever

59.
a)

Pulley

b)

Lever

c)

Wedge

d)

Screw

e)

Inclined plane

60.
a)

Wheel and axle

b)

Inclined plane

c)

Pulley

d)

Wedge

e)

Lever

61.
a)

Wedge

b)

Lever

c)

Pulley

d)

Wheel and axle

e)

Screw

62.
a)

Wedge

b)

Screw

c)

Lever

d)

Inclined Plane

e)

Pulley

63.

What is a lever?

a)

It is a flexible bar that rests on a fixed point.

b)

It is a rigid circle that rests on a fixed point.

c)

It is a rigid bar that rests on a fixed point.

64.

Name this simple machine.

a)

Lever

b)

Wedge

c)

Pulley

d)

Inclined Plane

65.

Name this simple machine.

a)

Pulley

b)

Wheel and Axle

c)

Inclined Plane

d)

Lever

66.

Which simple machine is used in a wheelchair?

a)

ramp

b)

pulley

c)

wheel and axle

67.

What RAMP you can find on a playground?

a)

slide

b)

swing

c)

seesaw

68.

What is the point that is on top of the triangle under the rod?

a)

pulley

b)

ramp

c)

fulcrum

69.

What happens if you decrease the distance between

the fulcrum and the load?

a)

You use more force

b)

You use less force

c)

You use a fulcrum

70.

Where is the fulcrum in CLASS-1 LEVER?

a)

in the middle

b)

at one end

c)

under the rod

71.

If the distance is longer, the effort becomes ..........

a)

more

b)

less

c)

the same

72.

What defines a third-class lever?

a)

The fulcrum is in the exact center

b)

The fulcrum is between the effort and the load

c)

The fulcrum and effort are at the same end

73.

A simple machine is a device that helps to reduce the amount of _____ required to do the same amount of work.

a)

force

b)

energy

c)

work

74.
How can an incline plane reduce the amount of force required to lift an object?
a)
increase the length of the ramp
b)
increase the height of the ramp
c)
decrease the length of the ramp
75.

________________ is done whenever a force moves an object a distance.

a)

Load

b)

Friction

c)

Force

d)

Work

76.

Simple machines can make work easier by reducing the input force needed to move an object. However, there is a trade off for decreased input. What is the trade off?

a)

The distance the object is moved is increased.

b)

The distance the object is moved is decreased.

c)

The amount of work is increased.

d)

The amount of work is decreased.

77.
Which type simple machine would the base of a light bulb be?
a)
screw
b)
wedge
c)
wheel and axle
d)
pulley
78.

A simple machine that splits an object apart is a _______.

a)

Wheel and Axel

b)

fulcrum

c)

wedge

d)

lever

79.

A ramp is an example of a(n) _______.

a)

inclined plane

b)

fulcrum

c)

force

d)

lever

80.

The bow or front of a boat splits the water as the boat moves. What kind of simple machine would the bow of the boat be?

a)

wedge

b)

screw

c)

ramp

d)

lever

81.

Using the back of a hammer makes it much easier to remove a nail from a wooden board. What kind of simple machine would the hammer be classified as if you are using it for this purpose?

a)

Wedge

b)

Lever

c)

Pullye

d)

Inclined Plane

82.

What is the formula needed to solve for work?

a)

w = f/d

b)

w = f*d

c)

w = f+d

83.

If you push a cart with a force of 60 N for 2 m, how much work have you done?

a)

120 J

b)

30 J

c)

120 N

d)

30 N

84.

Two people shove on a wall with 100 N of force. The wall does not move. How much work have they done?

a)

100J

b)

100N

c)

0J

d)

0N

85.

When we're talking about a pendulum, what does T stand for?

a)

pi

b)

period

c)

length

d)

gravity

86.

What is the unit for the period of a pendulum?

a)

second

b)

meter

c)

m/s/s

d)

Newton

87.

Which of these does not affect the period of a pendulum?

a)

length

b)

gravity

c)

mass

88.

A pair of trapeze performers at the circus is swinging from ropes attached to a large elevated platform. Suppose that the performers can be treated as a simple pendulum with a length of 16 m. Determine the period for one complete back and forth cycle.

a)

2 sec

b)

12 sec

c)

8 sec

d)

10 sec

89.

Which would have the longest period?

Pendulum A: A 200-g mass attached to a 1.0-m length string

Pendulum B: A 400-g mass attached to a 0.5-m length string

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Same

90.

You are using a 20 m long ramp to lift a 2000 N object up 5 m. How much force do you have to push it with up the ramp?

a)

500 N

b)

200000 N

c)

0.05 N

d)

8000 N

91.

What is the formula for the period of a simple pendulum?

a)

T=2πLgT = 2\pi\sqrt{\frac{L}{g}}

b)

T=12πgLT = \frac{1}{2\pi}\sqrt{\frac{g}{L}}

c)

T=2πgLT = 2\pi\sqrt{\frac{g}{L}}

d)

T=LgT = \frac{L}{g}

92.

A pair of scissors is an example of which class of lever?

a)

Class 1

b)

Class 2

c)

Class 3

d)

Class 4

93.

You have a 12 N box that is 0.5 m from the fulcrum. How much force would you have to apply to balance the box if you were 3 m from the fulcrum?

a)

2 N

b)

4 N

c)

72 N

d)

1.25 N

94.

You are looking at a chain of gears and you need to know what RPM the 3rd gear in the chain will turn. You know that the first gear has 20 teeth and is connected to a motor that will rotate with 1000 RPM. If the third gear has 5 teeth what will its RPM be?

a)

4000 RPM

b)

500 RPM

c)

20 RPM

d)

1000 RPM

95.

You are looking at a pulley system that is lifting a 1000 N block. If the force needed to lift the block is 500 N, how many strings are coming out of the bottom set of movable pulleys (how many stings are supporting the weight)?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

1

d)

5

96.

What does a differential in a car do?

a)

It allows the wheels to turn at different speeds while still receiving power from the engine.

b)

It keeps the wheels turning at the same speeds.

c)

It allows the car to shift gears.

d)

It transforms the car in to something different.

97.

What is the purpose of the transmission in a car?

a)

It allows the car to change gears.

b)

It turns the car on.

c)

It transmits radio signals.

d)

It tells the police how fast you are going.

98.

What type of gear set would you expect to find in an automatic transmission?

a)

A planetary gear set

b)

Any gear set can be used

c)

A galactic gear set.

d)

A normal chain of gears.

99.

What gears make up a planetary gear set?

a)

Sun gear, planet gears, and ring gear

b)

Moon gear, worm gear, and galactic gears

c)

Shell gears, planet gears, and egg gears

d)

Earth gears, Mars gears, and Jupiter gears.

e)

Just normal gears

100.

Which of the following is not a simple machine?

a)

Pulley

b)

Pendulum

c)

Lever

d)

Gear

101.

If you take an inclined plane and wrap it around a cylinder what do you have.

a)

A screw

b)

A pulley

c)

A lever

d)

A pushy

102.

A person walks 4 km east and then 3 km north. What is the magnitude of the person's displacement?

a)

5 km

b)

7 km

c)

12 km

d)

6 km

103.

If a force of 10 N is applied at an angle of 30° above the horizontal, what is the horizontal component of the force?

a)

5 N

b)

8.66 N

c)

10 N

d)

6.5 N

104.

If a force of 10 N is applied at an angle of 30° above the horizontal, what is the vertical component of the force?

a)

5 N

b)

8.66 N

c)

10 N

d)

6.5 N

105.

Two forces, 5 N and 7 N, are applied at a point and are at right angles to each other. What is the magnitude of the resultant force?

a)

8.6 N

b)

12 N

c)

9.22 N

d)

10.6 N

106.

A force of 30 N is applied at an angle of 45° to the horizontal. What is the resultant force in the horizontal direction?

a)

21.21 N

b)

30 N

c)

15 N

d)

22.5 N

107.

A person walks 15 m east, 10 m south, 5 m west, and then 5 m north. What is the net displacement of the person?

a)

11.18 southwest

b)

10 m East

c)

5 m East and 5 m South

d)

5 m south

108.

If a force of 50 N is applied at an angle of 45° to the horizontal, what is the vertical component of the force?

a)

35.36 N

b)

50 N

c)

25 N

d)

45 N

109.

A displacement vector has a magnitude of 200 m and is directed at an angle of 60° north of east. What is the northward component of this displacement?

a)

100 m

b)

173.2 m

c)

200 m

d)

150 m

110.

You are walking down the street and go 10 m east and then turn and go 20 m 45° north of east (aka perfectly Northeast), what is your displacement?

a)

22.36 m

b)

30 m

c)

27.98 m

d)

25 m

111.
Sin 30°
a)
√3/2
b)
-1/2
c)
1/2
d)
-√3/2
112.
Cos 0
a)
-1
b)
0
c)
1
d)
undefined
113.
Cos 90°
a)
-1
b)
1
c)
undefined
d)
0
114.

A 20 N bowing ball is hanging from two strings both strings are at an angle of 12 degrees above the horizontal. What is the tension on each string? (assume the tensions are equal)

a)

10 N

b)

48.10 N

c)

2.08 N

d)

20 N

115.

What is the normal force that the table applies to a 25 N box that has a rope pulling on it with 10 N straight up?

a)

25 N

b)

10 N

c)

15 N

d)

35 N

116.

A 50 N box is sitting on a table. The box is being pulled by a rope with a force of 40 N at an angle of 60° above the horizontal. What is the normal force that the table applies to box?

a)

25 N

b)

10 N

c)

15.36 N

d)

34.64 N

117.

You have a box that weights 500 N. You are trying to push this box across the floor with a force of 100 N but it will not move. What is the fiction force acting on the box if the coefficient of kinetic friction is .70 and the coefficient of static friction is 1.03.

a)

515 N

b)

100 N

c)

350 N

d)

0 N

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